Re: SanDisk USB stick problem

[Fred <fred@blakemfg.com>]

On 12/8/20 8:53 AM, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > I bought a SanDisk Cruzer Glide USB stick.  The fine print on the package
> > says it has SecureAccess software.  It is so secure it prevents me from
> > writing to it without running the included Bill Gates cancerous, virus
> > infested, scourge of the Earth software.
>
> Yuck!
>
> > fred@ragnok:/media/usb0$ ls -l
> > total 8416
> > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root   16384 Jul  9  2018 SanDiskSecureAccess
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8600360 Nov  4  2016 SanDiskSecureAccessV3.01_win.exe
> > fred@ragnok:/media/usb0$
>
> How did you mount it?
>
> > root@ragnok:/home/fred# chown fred /media/usb0
> > chown: changing ownership of '/media/usb0': Operation not permitted
> > Attempts to add write permission are also denied.
>
> What does `dmesg` say?
>
> > Is there any way to disable or remove the SecureAccess software?
>
> Others have suggested reformatting, but maybe a more constructive path
> forward is to return the bugger, complaining that it doesn't work.
>
>
>          Stefan
I have considered returning it but it only cost $6.72 and it isn't worth 
standing in line at Walmart.  If I can't get it to work I will bash it 
with a hammer to see what is inside and buy something else that doesn't 
have SecureAccess on it.
Best regards,
Fred